My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 50

He asked Pang Qian, “Do you like physics and chemistry?”

“They’re okay,” Pang Qian said. “I still think they’re kind of hard, but if I had to choose between them and memorizing history and politics, I would definitely choose physics and chemistry.”

Gu Mingxi smiled. “Then study science.”

Pang Qian put the popsicle in front of him again, and he obediently took a bite. He heard her ask, “But what if I can’t get into the fast class?”

Gu Mingxi lifted his eyes and looked at Pang Qian.

Pang Qian said quietly, “I’m only ranked 300 something in our year. It’s not like with getting into high school, when the school could split classes however they liked. They were able to make us deskmates through some backdoor deals. But to make it fair, they’re making all the results public this time. If I got into the fast class unofficially, people would definitely be very upset.”

Gu Mingxi knew that what Pang Qian said was true. With her scores putting her at the tail end of Class 2, it was very unlikely that she’d be able to get into the only fast class.

He suddenly felt a bit worried. He couldn’t imagine the next two years without Pang Qian sitting next to him. In all his classes, there would be no sign of her.

They already weren’t neighbors anymore. If they couldn’t even be in the same class, Gu Mingxi felt that the distance between them would only grow greater.

He clenched his teeth and said, “I’ll plead with Teacher Dai, to let her find a way for you to keep being my deskmate.”

“No, don’t. Making such an exception is really pointless. That way, I’m guaranteed to be last in the class! My dad would scold me after every single parent-teacher meeting. That’s really too scary.” Depressed, Pang Qian took another bite of her popsicle. Then, in a relieved tone, “Actually, Gu Mingxi, I thought about it later, and when you were deskmates with Xiao Yujing for the TV program, that was pretty good. You both get good grades. She won’t bother you about questions she doesn’t understand. If you find something you don’t understand, you can discuss it together. In any case, the two of you being deskmates is definitely better for you than the two of us being deskmates. Who knows, maybe you’ve always been coming in 3rd because I’ve been holding back your progress.”

“That’s not true,” Gu Mingxi looked at her glumly. “If you can’t get into the fast class, why don’t I drop down to another class. Whether your studies are good or bad depends on the person. Look, we graduated from Origin of Flight, and everyone calls that school garbage. But you and I, and Xie Yi, have all done pretty well, right?”

“You’ve gone crazy! You, going to a slow class? Don’t be so silly again.” Pang Qian reached out and pushed Gu Mingxi to the side. She suddenly said, “Gu Mingxi, let’s go to college in Shanghai together.”

“Huh?”

“I really like Shanghai.” Pang Qian turned to look at him. “Last time we went to Shanghai, I just felt it was really awesome.”

Gu Mingxi smiled at her and asked, “Is there a school you want to go to?”

Pang Qian took a bite of her popsicle, her eyes shining. “There is! Fudan!”

That was probably the only prestigious university that she knew was in Shanghai. Gu Mingxi chortled. Pang Qian said unhappily, “What, you think I can’t get in?”

Gu Mingxi’s eyes curved and the corners of his lips curved up. He kicked Pang Qian lightly with his right foot. “Of course you can get it, of course. But Pang Pang, I’m worried that I won’t be able to get in.”